Sesamum

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Translingual[edit]

Sesamum indicum - botanical features.

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon).

Proper noun[edit]

Sesamum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pedaliaceae – sesame.

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Σήσαμον (Sḗsamon).

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Proper noun[edit]

Sēsamum n sg (genitive Sēsamī); second declension

  1. A town in Paphlagonia, mentioned by Pliny

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sēsamum
Genitive Sēsamī
Dative Sēsamō
Accusative Sēsamum
Ablative Sēsamō
Vocative Sēsamum
Locative Sēsamī

References[edit]

  • Sesamum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.